Homeschooling We started on the flight unit this week. My work schedule right now isn’t very good time-wise for in-person teaching, so I assigned Steven some independent work this week. I started the week with…Continue Reading
Jan 242021
Category: Science
Oct 242020
This week we finished up our science unit and learned how to write a 5 paragraph essay. I had Steven research the contributions Canadians have made to the study and exploration of space. Then he…Continue Reading
Oct 182020
This week was pretty uneventful, really. It was a short week because of Thanksgiving. Steven spent most of it preparing a slide show presentation on life in space, which he presented to us yesterday. I…Continue Reading
Oct 112020
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope whatever you are doing to celebrate this weekend, you are safe and have lots to be thankful for. Some things that I am thankful for this year: our collective health family…Continue Reading
Oct 032020
Week 5: Solar System Reading Comprehension One of the science units for grade 6 is space and the solar system. So this week was focused on learning about the rest of the planets. Steven had…Continue Reading
Sep 262020
This Wednesday was Steven’s 11th birthday. Luckily he doesn’t mind not being able to have a party this year. Last year, knowing that parties aren’t his favourite thing, we suggested doing something else. Maybe a…Continue Reading
Mar 312020
Steven did some cool science experiments today to build on what he learned about the heart and lungs last week. We did one that shows how the diaphragm and lungs work together by following the…Continue Reading
Mar 252020
Steven informed us that they were just starting the body unit in Science. They had done the skeletal system, but not a lot else. Liam found a website called Kids Health that has lots of…Continue Reading